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Oprah Winfrey Network Star Jake Simpson to Perform at The Americana at Brand
The Americana at Brand in Glendale, in partnership with Chris Isaacson Presents, will host a series of weekend concerts featuring the upbeat tunes, every Friday from May 17 to May 31, of current OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network star Jake Simpson. Mr. Simpson will perform live on The Green from 6–9 p.m. singing the best of [...]
Just a Regular Kid, Stuck in Neutral
By Natasha Lewin Terry Trueman’s young-adult novel has now been adapted for the stage by writers Allison Cameron Gray and Matt Chorpenning’s first collaboration together. Stuck in Neutral tells the story of 14-year-old Shawn, a boy with cerebral palsy. Told from Shawn’s point of view, to the outside world he’s a seizure-ridden, ignorable mute — [...]
Experience The Beatles with Rain at the Pantages
A few years back I was sitting with friends at Joni’s Coffee Roaster in Marina del Rey when the subject of Bruce Springsteen came up. When many of the people said how much they loved Springsteen’s music, I asked them to name his five best songs. They were stumped. The only one anyone could think [...]
At Any Price
At Any Price Run time 105 minutes. OK for children. Although I had been vaguely aware of genetically modified food products, I learned about it in a lot of detail when I recently read the book Wheat Belly. I took that advice to heart and gave up eating wheat, which I learned is a far [...]
Ultra-Creative LA Fear & Fantasy Film Festival
The creativity and passion presented at the Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy Film Festival will blow you away. From May 7 to 11, it is a celebration of fear, science fiction, and fantasy films, including animation and children’s films, providing great exposure for filmmakers, according to Aric Cushing, co-founder with Logan Thomas (The Yellow Wallpaper [...]
Lancers Restaurant
For decades, Lancers has been dishing up the tastiest breakfast, lunch, and dinners. The ultimate community mainstay, Lancers is one of the best restaurants in Burbank. Open daily from 5:30 a.m. to midnight, a great meal always awaits you at Lancers. Make mom happy this year with Lancers’ special Mother’s Day meal. All meals are [...]
Tales from a Survivor: An Interview with Author Paul Kraus
By Natasha Lewin Author Paul Kraus has not only fought cancer, he’s also the only (documented) person to have been born in a Nazi labor camp and escaped. As the longest living mesothelioma survivor in the world, Paul describes himself as an “optimist.” The Kraus family immigrated to Australia after WWII where Paul worked in [...]
Beethoven Ninth to Be Performed by New West Symphony This Weekend
By Jon Konjoyan The New West Symphony’s Masterpiece Series presents Beethoven Ninth: Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Opus 72a and Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 (Choral) this Friday, May 10 in Oxnard, Saturday, May 11 in Thousand Oaks and Sunday, May 12 in Santa Monica. The New West Symphony is [...]
Jane of All Trades — An Interview with Jane Press
By Natasha Lewin Having been a performer since 1962, actress, mother, grandmother, and now playwright Jane Press has written My Mother’s Keeper to break the confines of older women in stage roles. “Too often, depictions of our mothers and grandmothers are portrayed — if at all — through trivialized stereotypes and caricatures. Just when actresses [...]
Jetset Getset to Perform at Young Artist Awards in Studio City
Teenage country music group Jetset Getset, which was recently named “Who New to Watch” by the Country Music Association, will debut in Los Angeles with a performance at the Young Artist Awards on May 5. The annual event, to be held in the Empire Ballroom at Sportsmen’s Lodge, honors young actors and actresses in movies [...]
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